Sunderland are determined to achieve promotion at the end of the current season in Championships. They won five of the seven rounds of the championship with two defeats. At the moment, the team is in third place in the standings with one point behind the leading West Bromwich.
Derby County last season finished second in League One and got a direct promotion to the Championship. The main task for the club is to avoid fighting for relegation. In the seven starting rounds the team scored nine points – three wins and four defeats.
The teams are solving opposite tournament tasks and are at different levels of progression. Sunderland is higher class and plays at home, where he won all three rounds of the new season with a total score of 6:0. Derby won three victories this season, but on the away field did not gain a single point in three games.